Hoe.



PATENTED JULY 16, 1907. H. MUGHESLEY.

HOB

APPLIDATIUH FILED LUG. 27, 1900.

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HUGH MCGHESLEY, OF SEWARD, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOE

Specification of Letters Patent.

)Patented July 16, 1907.

' Application filed August 27,1906. Serial No. 332,143.

To all whom L 'may concern:

.Be it known that I, HUGH MCGr-msnnv, a citizen el the United States eiAmerica, residing at Seward, in the county o l Westmoreland and Stateo'l' Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHoes, el' which the lollowing is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to hoes, and its object is to provide a simpleand inexpensive implement adapted for agricultural purposes, and alsofor use in mixing mortar, and like Work.

The improved hoe comprises twoseparated depending blades, each ofwedge-form, connected at their upper ends and provided with a tang forthe attaclnnent of the blades to a handle.

The invention also includes an upwardly projecting bladedisposedcentrally between the depending blades, andl adapted for trimmingtobacco,` tomato, and other plants, and as a weeder.

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafterin connection with the accompanying drawing which forms a part el thisspecification, and its novel features will be delined in the appendedclaims.

In the drawing, Figure l is aview in perspective illustrating theimprovement in use as a garden hoe, and, Fig. 2 is a similar view on anenlarged scale, only a portion of the hoe handle being shown.

The hoe consists of two similar blades l, integral at their uppercndswith the hoe head 2, from which projects centrally an integral tang 3adapted to be driven into the end of a handle 4, and secured by rivets 5or like securing means. Each of the blades l is gradually-increased inthickness from its lower end to its point oi' juncture with the head 2,the lower ends G being reduced to cutting edges. The blades l are alsograduated in width from their upper to their lower ends, the latterbeing o'i greater width than the upper portions oi the blade, so thateach blade is of substantially wedge-shape.

As shown, the blades l, l are spaced apart, the space ing portion oi theplant being damaged; and when the hee is used in mixing mortar, theparticular shape of the blades causes the mortar material to bethoroughly stirred and adniixed, due to the manner in which the materialin the path oi movement of the blad is caused to move in drawing the hoethrough the mass.

Projecting upward centrally from the connecting head 2 is a blade 7which is prelerably curved rearward slightly, and provided with a rearcutting edge 8. The blade 7 is disposed at right angles to the blades l,that is, the Width of the blade 7 is at right angles to the widthv oithe blades l, so as to bring the cutting edge 8 of said blade 7 in suchposition that the blade 7 may be used as a scythe blade or sickle blade.This blade is especially well adapted for cutting off the lower leavesol growing plants, and [or use as a weeder.

The entire device with the exception of the handle, is made integral,and it affords a serviceable implement for all work or which hoes arerequired.

Having lully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is,-

1. A hoe having two depending cutting blades spaced relatively to euchother, each having a relatively wide cutting' edge, the space betweenthe blades being substantially equal to the Width er' either of thecutting edges and gradually increasing in Width from the plane of thecutting edges upward.

2. A hoe comprising a head having -a handle-attaching; tang, and twointegral depending blades, each of said blades gradually decreasing inthickness from the head of the cutting edge and each tapering in Widthin the opposite direction'to provide an intervening space ofgraduallyincreasing width from the plane of the cutting; edges towardthe hend,said space being substantially equal to the width o1 either ot,the cutting.l edges. A

A hoe comprising a head having a handle-attaching tang, and two integraldepending blades, each of said blades gradually decreasing in thicknessfrom the head to the cutting' edge and each tapering in Width in theopposite direction to provide an intervening space ofgraduallyincreasing width from the plane of the cutting edges toward thehead, said space being.l substantially equal to the width of either ofthe cutting edges, and a cutting;` blade projecting upwardly from apoint central of the head'and having its width in a plane at rightangles to the plane ot' the cutting edges of the blades, the cuttingedge of the upwardly projecting blade being at its rear.

In testimony whereof I arlix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

HUGH MCCHESLEY.

Witnesses i R. C. BRINKER, I. R, FISHER.

